CV

Basics

Name Erik Bauer
Label Roboticist
Email erik_bauer@outlook.de
Phone +41 76 212 4049
Url https://erikbr01.github.io
Summary I am a full-stack roboticist looking to create intelligent, generalist robots.

Work

  • 2023.07 - 2024.02
    Intern
    BMW Group
    Lead a research project on multi-object tracking and took on software development for internal tools.
    • Developed probabilistic framework for evaluating multi-object tracking under latency and published at ITSC 2024
    • Developed internal web application for Jira process automation
  • 2022.07 - 2023.03
    Sole Proprietor
    Bauer Custom Keyboards
    Started a business selling custom-made mechanical keyboards
    • Managed all aspects of the business, from design, production, sales and shipping
    • Sold to 50+ customers across 3 continents
  • 2022.02 - 2023.08
    Co-founder, Software Consultant
    PB Industries
    Co-founded a startup that provides software consulting services.
    • Consulted for a Zurich-based startup developing their MVP
    • Built software for an inflight entertainment system
  • 2020.01 - 2023.01
    Student Assistant
    Student Assistant, ETH Zurich
    Worked as a student assistant at the High Voltage Lab and Power Electronic Systems Lab.
    • Teaching assistant for the course Networks and Circuits I & II
    • Teaching assistant for a practical lab class on low-tempoerature superconductors
    • Teaching assistant for hands-on class about renewable energy in Switzerland
    • Developed small electronics kit for students to learn about circuits
    • Converted exercise sheets to online exercises on Moodle

Education

  • 2022.09 - 2024.12

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Master of Science
    ETH Zurich
    Robotics, Systems and Control
    • Robotics
    • Systems and Control
    • Machine Learning
  • 2019.09 - 2022.09

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Bachelor of Science
    ETH Zurich
    Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
  • 2011.08 - 2019.06

    Hamburg, Germany

    High School
    Gymnasium Ohmoor
    Focus on Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry

Awards

Certificates

TOEFL iBT
ETS 2024-11-11

Publications

Skills

Robotics
Computer Vision
Robotic Manipulation
Mobile Manipulation
Dexterous Manipulation
Planning and Control
Aerial Systems
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Imitation Learning
Multimodal Learning
Perception
Transformers
Diffusion Models
Software Development
Python/C++
PyTorch/Jax
ROS 1/2
Git + Docker
Linux Systems
Others
Photography
CAD
Soldering
Laser Cutting

Languages

German
Native speaker
English
Fluent
Spanish
Beginner
Brazilian Portuguese
Beginner

Projects

  • 2021.09 - 2024.11
    Aerial Manipulation
    Worked on aerial manipulation systems for rapid pickup and transport of objects.
    • Worked as systems engineer with focus on computer vision and onboard electronics
    • Lead the systems integration of onboard electronics, the PX4 flight controller, the soft gripper subsystem and power distribution circuitry
    • Lead the development of pose estimation with motion capture and visual SLAM
    • Developed a vision-based system for estimating the pose of target objects
    • Responsible for real-world tests of the drone system in indoor and outdoor environments
  • 2023.03 - ongoing
    Imitation Learning with a humanoid hand
    Working on imitation learning for dexterous manipulation.
    • Developed teleoperation system to operate humanoid robotic hand
    • Implemented data collection and management suite for training imitation learning models
    • Trained ACT, Octo and Diffusion Policy models as baselines
    • Developed a novel approach using multimodal latent action spaces for imitation learning, facilitating skill transfer across embodiments